Visit the Menger Hotel of San Antonio where Hedda Krause checks in but never checks out, and one hundred years later her presence is still felt.
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Visit the Menger Hotel of San Antonio where Hedda Krause checks in but never checks out, and one hundred years later her presence is still felt.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Doors to the Past. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Wow! Simply wow! This book kept me awake long into the night, a ghost story that I could actually feel good about reading, characters whose stories tangled themselves in my mind refusing to let me rest until I got answers. Was Hedda's early 1900s story of abuse, love, loss, fear, and determination wrapped
up in Dini's contemporary story of being orphaned, living a life dominated by isolation, fear, and determination, or was it the other way around? Who was the most haunted, the most obsessed? I encourage readers who enjoy just a touch of the macabre alongside an old mystery and a bit of romance to read The Lady in Residence, preferably at a time when they've got several uninterrupted hours to immerse themselves in the tale.
I am grateful to have received a complimentary copy of The Lady in Residence from Barbour Books via NetGalley without obligation. All opinions expressed her are my own.
Tena Kay
Jan 30, 2021
Tragic crime of yesteryear
Lady In Residence by Allison Pittman
In San Antonio, Texas in 2017, Dini Blackstone who comes from a long line of magicians, works at many different gigs. Ã? Her favorite one is giving ghost tours of the Menger Hotel. Ã? Telling about poor Sallie White who was murdered at the hotel and of Hedda Krause, a woman who moves into the hotel with all of her worldly belongings, after her husband passes away.
Dini also does magic shows for birthday parties for children and general parties for adults. Ã? She especially likes to perform card tricks with flair.
In 1915, Hedda Krause moved into the Menger Hotel with all she possessed, hoping that her presence at the hotel will lead to a fine marriage to a wealthy husband.
During the time that Hedda is in residence at the hotel, she is robbed, but her story is hard to believe, since she says it was done by the ghost of Sallie White. Ã? Hedda gives her side of the mystery in the form of a memoir in the book.
Detective Carmichael is assigned to investigate the case.
Quin Carmichael is a great great grandson of Detective Carmichael who takes the Menger Hotel tour with Dini, hoping to piece together the mystery of the theft of Hedda's valuables.
Quin and Dini join up to solve the mystery. Ã?
The story is original, with a lot of suspense and mystery. Ã? I enjoyed the story. Ã? Highly recommended.
Many thanks to Barbour Publishing for the complimentary copy I was under no obligation to post a review.
